Yahoo Finance Even though Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HZNP) has lost US$862m market cap in last 7 days, shareholders are still up 453% over 5 years
It hasn't been the best quarter for Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company (NASDAQ:HZNP) shareholders, since the share price has fallen 19% in that time. But over five years returns have been remarkably great. In fact, during that period, the share price climbed 453%. Impressive! So we don't think the recent decline in the share price means its story is a sad one. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.
In light of the stock dropping 4.0% in the past week, we want to investigate the longer term story, and see if fundamentals have been the driver of the company's positive five-year return.
See our latest analysis for Horizon Therapeutics
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
During the five years of share price growth, Horizon Therapeutics moved from a loss to profitability. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how Horizon Therapeutics has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. This free interactive report on Horizon Therapeutics' balance sheet strength is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Horizon Therapeutics' TSR for the year was broadly in line with the market average, at 16%. We should note here that the five-year TSR is more impressive, at 41% per year. More recently, the share price growth has slowed. But it has to be said the overall picture is one of good long term and short term performance. Arguably that makes Horizon Therapeutics a stock worth watching. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. Take risks, for example - Horizon Therapeutics has 3 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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